After someone "gently" pointed out a wing paddle would work for most anything a regular paddle would I broke down and messed with a wing paddle in my PinTail. I stand corrected, a wing is useable for most strokes. Sculling is okay, I had to keep the paddle on the surface of the water. With time it may be possible to scull with the blade well submerged, my blade finesse was not yet up to the task. Low braces were okay, I prefer something with a less curved surface, and in line with the paddle shaft. The wing paddle low brace felt less stable than a low brace with a greenland style paddle. Cross bow rudders work, although I don't know that I've ever automatically used one while in a sea kayak (I use the cross bow rudder all the time in a canoe so it is a natural stroke for me). The blade on my wing paddle is still too big for use in my Pintail, I'm still not switching which boats get which paddles... kirk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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